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Build Your-Self vs Entice 2

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 211 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Build Your-Self takes 4 of 7 categories.

  • Build Your-Self

    Choose it for a citrus and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Entice 2

    Choose it for a floral and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Build Your-Self4/7
Entice 22/7
Ratings & consensus
Build Your-Self
Community sentiment
Build Your-Self
Longevity
Tie
Sillage & projection
Entice 2
Value for money
Entice 2
Versatility
Build Your-Self
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Build Your-Self

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
Build Your-SelfArmand Basi
Entice 2Ajmal
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.63/ 5 · 155 votes
Have 54%Had 13%Want 33%
3.43/ 5 · 56 votes
Have 36%Had 20%Want 44%
Category winnerBuild Your-SelfRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
21%Love
46%Like
12%Ok
18%Dislike
3%Hate

155 votes

30%Love
34%Like
16%Ok
12%Dislike
8%Hate

50 votes

Category winnerBuild Your-SelfMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage51
♥ Love / hate66
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage66
♥ Love / hate65
Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageEntice 2

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value77
¤ Price value79
Category winnerEntice 2Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
citrus100%
floral92%
vanilla84%
musky77%
patchouli69%
powdery61%
floral100%
musky90%
fruity80%
powdery70%
vanilla60%
sweet50%
Scent match61%Closely related · both floral, musky and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Mandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
Play-DohFloral Notes
Base
VanillaPatchouliMusk
Notes
Floral NotesMuskFruity NotesVanillaPatchouli

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesFloral Notes, Vanilla, Patchouli and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer92
Fall92
Winter61
Day100
Night45
Spring100
Summer53
Fall84
Winter47
Day100
Night47
Category winnerBuild Your-SelfMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men3
Unisex44
Women53
Men0
Unisex6
Women94
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,702

PerfumerPierre-Constantin Guéros

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#19,091

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerBuild Your-SelfHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Build Your-Self opens with bright mandarin and bergamot, then quickly shifts into a floral, musky heart with the unusual Play-Doh accord clearly in the mix. The dry-down is softer, with vanilla, patchouli and musk adding a powdery, slightly synthetic warmth. This is the kind of scent that makes more sense on skin than…

Reviews →

Entice 2 by Ajmal is a floral fruity women’s scent built around a musky, slightly powdery feel, with a soft vanilla sweetness and a darker patchouli-woody base. It wears more like an easy, pretty everyday perfume than a “statement” floral. Expect noticeable projection on many wears, with longevity that often lands in…

Reviews →
InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Build Your-Self or Entice 2?

Build Your-Self takes 4 of 7 categories. Build Your-Self is rated 3.63/5 from 155 votes; Entice 2 is rated 3.43/5 from 56 votes. Choose Build Your-Self for a citrus and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Entice 2 for a floral and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Build Your-Self or Entice 2?

They last about the same: Build Your-Self 60/100, Entice 2 60/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Build Your-Self or Entice 2?

Entice 2 projects furthest (Entice 2 66/100, Build Your-Self 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Build Your-Self and Entice 2 smell similar?

Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, musky and vanilla accords. Common notes include Floral Notes, Vanilla, Patchouli and Musk.

Is Build Your-Self or Entice 2 better for summer or winter?

For summer, Build Your-Self is the stronger pick. For winter, Build Your-Self is the stronger pick. Build Your-Self suits daytime wear; Entice 2 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Build Your-Self and Entice 2?

Build Your-Self has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Play-Doh and Floral Notes, a base of Vanilla, Patchouli and Musk. Entice 2 features Floral Notes, Musk, Fruity Notes, Vanilla and Patchouli.

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